First published at 20:35 UTC on February 8th, 2024.
[BLIND LET'S PLAY]
Neo/Tomoe arrive within Hinamizawa, with Ooshi accompanying them and giving a makeshift tour of the place, with the first major stop being the abandoned construction site for the dam, a place that Reina Ryuugu is seen freque…
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[BLIND LET'S PLAY]
Neo/Tomoe arrive within Hinamizawa, with Ooshi accompanying them and giving a makeshift tour of the place, with the first major stop being the abandoned construction site for the dam, a place that Reina Ryuugu is seen frequenting in order to hoard "treasure" she finds there back to her home. It is here that they observe Reina in the distance doing just that, while Ooshi reveals to Tomoe how his mentors death at the very site they're at is his primary motivating factor into investigating the mysterious deaths/disappearances during the village's yearly Watanagashi festivals.
Afterward, the two make their way to the Irie Clinic within the village, where Neo/Tomoe and Ooshi are forced to part ways due to Ooshi needing to be in attendance to another event, thus leaving Neo/Takumi to continue their investigation on their own. But before Ooshi leaves, he urges Neo/Tomoe to get in touch with him should she run into any trouble within the village before leaving, which puts Tomoe a little on edge, but not enough to deter her from continuing on.
Neo/Tomoe eventually locate Reina Ryuugu's residence, but no one answers the door when they come knocking. But Neo/Takumi quickly find themselves facing bigger problems when they discover that someone sabotaged their car shortly after leaving it to go to the Ryuugu household, making it clear that they're in danger. Things then start going further south from there, until Neo/Tomoe find themselves being seemingly attacked by Reina herself...
Waking up at the Irie Clinic with some minor injuries, Neo/Tomoe go over most of the details of Reina's attack with Ooshi before deciding to start looking into another lead in the form of a pharmacy outside of Hinamizawa that Reina uses, thinking that some medication Reina is/was on might help shed some light on some past events. But shortly after setting foot inside, Neo/Takumi find themselves face to face with Natsumi Kimiyoshi once again, and before they know it Neo/Taku..
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